Just finished watching the DVR recording of game four. Jacques blamed the D for the loss and while the 7 give-aways were critical, the Avs had 11 and I thought two of the first three goals should have been stopped by Backstrom. A few other thoughts:

• Didn’t like the officiating, but not because it was unbalanced. Just hate to see playoff games called so close.
• “Attendance 18,007 at Pepsi Center” – they did manage to sell out.
• Bad face-off night for Koivu – only 38% (60/40 overall in favor of the Avs).
• The bright side of no OT – top minutes were only 23:45 (Skoula).
• Ginger Boy mocking McLeod in the penalty box was classic.
• Jose is really playing well – need to keep rattling him and putting people in front of the net.
• Johnsson, the $4.8 million dollar man, was a -3.
• There is a delicate balance between playing gritty and playing stupid.

Up next: game five back at the X tomorrow night. The best revenge is a W…